Ethnocentric Attitudes of American and International Students: Assessing the Impact of Collaboration

Jacobi, Laura

doi:10.1080/17475759.2018.1506352

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“…In-group favoritism, or ethnocentric viewpoints held by any communicators displaying the pride of one's cultural symbols and values while despising that of the others, can influence all intercultural interactions (Dong, Day, & Collaço, 2008). As profiled in past studies, the major syndromes of such perceptions (i.e., ingroup solidarity and outgroup hostility) can limit mutual understanding yet breed conflict and avoidance of interaction (Jacobi, 2018;Nameni, 2020). Thirteen participants have perceived the destructive effects of such perceptions on their intercultural communications.…”

Section: Perception: In-group Favoritism Prejudices and Stereotypesmentioning

confidence: 95%

An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

Zhang

Zhou

2021

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Chinese students nowadays have more opportunities to engage in interactions with people from different cultures, but meanwhile, their performance in authentic intercultural communications may be impeded by a variety of barriers. In this study, we qualitatively explored and summarized various types of barriers of intercultural communication as perceived by 40 Chinese students, based on Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model. The findings revealed a series of universal barriers that coincided previous studies (e.g., lack of confidence, shyness, feelings of remoteness, nonproficient use of functional language), and enriched Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model with newly identified barriers (e.g., lack of stress tolerance, self-centered communication, protection of face, discrepant performance concerning SES and age). Our study examined intercultural communications in a more comprehensive manner and made an attempt to develop a well-established, coherent frame of theory-building in international education research. Practical implications for educators and schools are discussed.

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Section: Perception: In-group Favoritism Prejudices and Stereotypesmentioning

confidence: 95%

An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

Zhang

Zhou

2021

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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“…Moreover, F2F intercultural academic collaboration is not necessarily found to significantly reduce ethnocentric attitudes (Jacobi, 2018). Aside from the experiences of daily-life operations, it may be hypothesized that international students lose little interactive advantage with a host-country's culture when studying online, and that this "loss" may be balanced or even outweighed by the benefits that distance learning presents.…”

Section: Internationalization and Social Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, internationals face adverse stereotypes in general from their domestic peers regardless of learning environment. Literature shows that American undergraduate students often hold negative attitudes toward working with international students, citing insufficient language skills and inadequate comprehension of course material (Jacobi, 2018). International students are aware of such attitudes: research consistently lists linguistic capabilities among their primary concerns (Perry et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Initially, IaH and IaD may seem counterintuitive to policies that aim to expose students to diversity in creating "global graduates, " with fewer opportunities to socialize outside of class and potentially reduced linguistic and cultural exchange. However, literature suggests these sorts of social exchanges are rare anyway: Jacobi (2018) cites that academic collaboration between undergraduate domestic and international students typically only occurs when required; studies out of the US and Europe note that internationals generally look to conationals for both socialization and information exchange (Fabricius et al, 2016;Tang et al, 2018); in fact, many international students do not view social interaction or cultural exchange as a goal for studying abroad at all, though they do report feeling that sociocultural accommodations for international students remain unmet at their US institutions of study (Tang et al, 2018).…”

Section: Internationalization and Social Engagementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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International undergraduates’ perceptions of social engagement in online and face-to-face learning environments: a photo-elicitation approach to thematic analysis

McLaughlan

2023

Smart Learn. Environ.

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This mixed-methods study explores international undergraduates’ perceptions of social engagement with American peers at a US university comparing online to face-to-face environments. It addresses gaps in research on the social engagement of international undergraduates and on employing participant-generated visual approaches to investigation. Descriptive statistics from survey data showed that, while international students reported greater satisfaction, frequency, and comfort in engaging with American peers in face-to-face versus online contexts, they did not rate their overall of face-to-face interaction as highly as Americans did nor as lowly for online environments. Thematically analyzed qualitative data from photo-elicitation interviews prompted seven themes (disconnectedness, loneliness/homesickness, discourse expectations, building friendships, diversity and intercultural issues, anxieties, conflict) illuminating the nuances in attitudes among international undergraduates toward social engagement. Results suggest possible distinctions between international students based on region as a potential area of future study.

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“…Ethnocentric individuals believe that their own group is better than others. Furthermore, they welcome cultures similar to their own, while blocking any interaction with individuals of non-similar cultural background (Jacobi, 2018; Siamagka and Balabanis, 2015). Ethnocentrism is described as a self-defence mechanism used by local communities, governments and individuals to protect their in-group economy from the threat of foreign rivalry (Siamagka and Balabanis, 2015).…”

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Between love and boycott: a story of dual origin brands

Abdelwahab

Jiménez

Gutiérrez

et al. 2020

SJME

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Purpose This research aims to address ethnocentric consumers’ willingness to boycott dual origin brands, in the particular case of national brands linked to a very specific regional origin, through analysing the paradox of (unfavourable) regional ethnocentrism versus (favourable) consumer–brand relationship (i.e. brand identification, trust and love) on consumers’ decision to buy or boycott those brands in that circumstances. Building on social identity and cognitive dissonance theories, this study aims to examine the Spanish consumer relationship with national brands originated in Catalonia considering the current conflicting circumstances in the region. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected data by means of personal questionnaires, distributed among 277 Spanish consumers of Catalan brands of Cava. The data is analysed by using structural equation modelling and linear structural relations. Findings After controlling for brand familiarity, the results of this study reveal that ethnocentrism negatively distorts consumers’ confidence in dual origin brands and highlight the role of identification and trust as brand love antecedents. It also reveals that ethnocentrism has a more profound impact on boycotting decision than brand love. Originality/value This study is one of the few to capture the puzzlement created by the paradoxical nature of the brand’s duality of origin. Furthermore, it contributes to the marketing literature by examining the impact of ethnocentrism on two relationship variables (i.e. identification and trust) and exploring their joint impact on consumers’ decision to buy or boycott. The findings of this study can be helpful for companies facing boycotting behaviour triggered by ethnocentric consumer reaction towards dual origin brands.

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Ethnocentric Attitudes of American and International Students: Assessing the Impact of Collaboration

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication

International undergraduates’ perceptions of social engagement in online and face-to-face learning environments: a photo-elicitation approach to thematic analysis

Between love and boycott: a story of dual origin brands

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